Strong early turnout for Sony’s ‘Chainsaw Man’ underscores the continued box-office strength of anime titles in North America. It might even top the weekend box-office.

Schrader has long been open to AI in filmmaking. He frequently posts AI-generated images of himself on Facebook and has admitted to using ChatGPT for script ideas.

Now that ‘Social Reckoning’ has started production in Vancouver, the city’s downtown area has been turned into Washington, DC, most notably the Capitol.

Kaufman and Jonze broke out big with “Being John Malkovich” (1999) and “Adaptation” (2002), but haven’t made anything together since.

“Jennifer’s Body,” which starred Megan Fox, barely made a dent at the box office, but 15 years later—and thanks to home video—the film is considered, in some circles, a horror classic.

Lanthimos has released three films over these past three years. The guy must be zonked—and if his recent comments are any indication, he’s about to take a much-needed break from filmmaking.

Scott Cooper’s “Deliver Me From Nowhere” is being released tomorrow, but the filmmaker admits there have already been talks about making a sequel

Warner Bros. has come to the rescue and greeted Meyers with open arms. They agreed to finance the film, which has the working title “Paris Paramount.”

Jordan has now been confirmed by Deadline. Universal rearranged schedules to allow Jordan to complete his next directing project, “The Thomas Crown Affair,” while also making time to shoot ‘Miami Vice.’

Metrograph Editor-at-Large, Nick Pinkerton has interviewed Clint Eastwood in a rare, career-spanning conversation, and by my count, the only press Eastwood has done this decade.

Surprise! After garnering critical acclaim with last year’s “I Saw the TV Glow,” Jane Schoenbrun has decided to head to Netflix.

A few weeks ago, I reported that Ti West was supposed to direct “Scrooge,” with a shoot eyed in Ireland and England. Depp is now set to star. Paramount is backing the project.

The other week, Wall Street Journal reported that Universal Pictures was having second thoughts about moving ahead with an eleventh and “final” main entry in the “Fast and Furious” franchise.

Premiering a TV episode simultaneously in theaters and on streaming is nearly unprecedented. The move mirrors the day-and-date release model used in film distribution.

I already tackled Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” yesterday. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan,. A trailer has just been released for the film.

Fincher remained interested in developing a Star Wars story of his own, and he and Lucasfilm reportedly agreed on a budget and story.

David Chase is diving deep down a rabbit hole by tackling the CIA’s infamous MKUltra experiment for HBO. This is part of Chase’s first-look deal with Warner Bros.

Del Toro recently told Empire Magazine that “Frankenstein” marked the end of an era for him, an “evolution of a certain type of aesthetic” that he would no longer go back to.

Stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser and Apatow are developing a new, untitled studio comedy being set up at Universal Pictures. The film is described as an “edgy” romantic comedy.

There’s still ongoing, heated debate over Scorsese’s decision to de-age Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in the film, most of it has been negative.